Tsuruga Sta.

Former Hokuriku Line tunnels

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• Required TimeAbout 15 Minutes

  Tunnels, culverts and other railway remain between Tsuruga City and Minami-Echizen Town, and are still used as living roads.

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Rainbow Line mountaintop park

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• Required TimeAbout 120 Minutes

  Lifts and a cable car are available to the mountaintop park, which is also accessible with 11km of drive through the Rainbow Line toll road. The view from the park is spectacular onto Mikata-Goko lakes and the Sea of Japan. There are also a restaurant and cafés.

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Wakasa Kumagawa-juku

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• Required TimeAbout 30 Minutes

  Kumagawa-juku is a post town that developed as a trading base between Wakasa and Kyoto. The landscape that retains the traditional townscape conveys the bustle of the time as a representative historical resource of Fukui.

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Mt. Hakodate

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• Required TimeAbout 120 Minutes

  Enjoy the panoramic view of Lake Biwa and nature from the altitude of 690 meters. During the summer and autumn seasons, take your pictures in the flower fields and between the rainbow-coloured curtains' path, made from the local fabric Takashima Chijimi. In the winter season, it is open as a ski resort and can be enjoyed by visitors of all ages.

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Avenue of Metasequoias

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• Required TimeAbout 30 Minutes

  About 500 metasequoia are standing side by side across 2.4 km, attracting tourists by changing their appearance in every season.

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